Pulmonology

Girls who are obese are more likely to also have asthma than are obese boys.

There is no proof of the added benefit of using umeclidinium bromide for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptom relief in patients.

Smoking is associated with a long list of harmful health factors.

Nearly 1 in 4 patients with COPD also suffers from depression, possibly increasing the risk of early hospital readmission for these patients if left untreated.

Patients battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) could also face a higher risk of depression.

Researchers have found evidence of a link between persistent childhood asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in early adulthood.

Obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disturbances are linked to diminished cognitive ability in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect system may be able to be used to assess chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other pulmonary diseases.

Officials reported that a recent outbreak of botulism affecting 20 inmates at a prison in Mississippi was possibly linked to drinking moonshine.

Researchers have shown that a new primary care-based program is better at identifying poorly controlled asthma, and promoting improved treatment among children, than routine office visits.

The MD Magazine editors rounded up the 10 best stories from May – did you read them all?

As more women take leadership roles in gastroenterology and , it can go a long way in helping to bridge the gender gap in that other specialties in medicine.

As with many areas of medicine, the ratio of male doctors in gastroenterology to female counterparts is considerable – although work is being done to lessen that gap across the field.

The use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) can enhance the efficiency of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Long-term exposure to cigarette smoke may change the structure of a patient’s airways and leave their lungs more susceptible to bacterial infection.

Using data from four previously published studies and using mathematical models to extrapolate data to the current year, researchers at Johns Hopkins contended that medical errors were now the third leading cause of death in the US today.

How often do tracheal injuries following intubation occur during surgery?

New research in skin cancer discovered untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could increase the aggressiveness of malignant cutaneous melanoma.

When a patient is dying, it can be difficult to know what to say to them. Here are a few tips and approaches that I have gathered from experts that I hope will help you get through those hard conversations while continuing to provide the best possible care to your patient.

Being a good doctor is hard work, especially considering the current state of our health care system. Some doctors, however, are simply bad news. And because most doctors today have comparable education and credentials, bad doctors don’t exactly stick out like sore thumbs.

How do I loathe EHRs? Let me count the ways...

Men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often have higher blood pressure than women, in addition to higher levels of diabetes, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety.

The distance a COPD patient can walk is a measure of future health. Rehabilitation that increases walking by 600 steps is a sign of success.

Researchers have identified some predictors that may be used to assess the risk of rehospitalization of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Children and teens admitted to the hospital with pneumonia had a shorter length of stay with ibuprofen treatment than with acetaminophen, a Bronx team reported.

Sometimes things we enjoy cause harm, and our career can be one of those things....how do you make sense of that?

Another month has come and gone, and April’s best health stories are right up there with the ones from February and March. Check out the top selections made by the editors at MD Magazine.

A group of compounds that figure in aging may also play a role in worsening COPD.

Two long-acting muscarinic antagonists got comparable results in a trial with COPD patients.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to receive short-acting bronchodilator, oxygen therapy, and referral to a pulmonologist if they are treated by nurses and physician assistants.